My heavyweight top 10 now- please critique

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  1. fitzroy boy_iron mike

    fitzroy boy_iron mike Active Member Full Member

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    Usyk
    Fury
    Parker
    Kabayel
    Joshua
    Dubois
    Wadley
    Okolie
    Bakole
    Zhang

    Itauma, Chisora, Whyte, Hygovic battle for #11.
     
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  2. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Fury didn't beat a Top 10 contender in over 3 years, he should be ranked lower than Parker and Kabayel. Dubois should be higher than AJ. Okolie doesn't belong on this list. He only beat Lerena who's fringe world level. Switch Okolie with Hrgovic and Chisora with Itauma. Whyte should be nowhere near Top 10.
     
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  3. Kiwi Fish

    Kiwi Fish Active Member Full Member

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    Other than Fury, he is retired, not much there that I would dispute, I think I would have Kabayel a bit lower and Wardley would drop off, maybe something like:

    1. Usyk
    2. Parker
    3. Joshua
    4. Dubois
    5. Kabayel
    6. Zhang
    7. Chisora
    8. Ajagba
    9. Hrgovic
    10. Bakole

    Based mostly on recent wins and how they have looked, with some respect to older wins. Though I'm not married to this order or the names and it could easily shift, especially the second half of the list.
     
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  4. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    1. Usyk
    2. Parker
    3. Kabayel
    4. Dubois
    5. Fury
    6. Joshua
    7. Wardley
    8. Zhang
    9. Chisora
    10. Hrgovic

    11. Itauma
     
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  5. MetalLicker

    MetalLicker I Am Full Member

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    In terms of overall ability and current standing

    1. Usyk
    2. Fury
    3. Kabayel
    4. Parker
    5. Dubois
    6. AJ
    7. Wardley
    8. Zhang
    9. Ajagba
    10. Bakole (if he get his fat ass in shape)
     
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  6. ideafix12

    ideafix12 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    No Way Bakole top 10
     
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  7. CroBox29

    CroBox29 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Usyk
    Kabayel
    Parker
    Fury
    Dubois
    Wardley
    Zhang
    Joshua
    Huni
    Hrgovic
     
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  8. ideafix12

    ideafix12 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    1 Usyk
    2 Parker
    3 Kabayel
    4 Fury
    5 Dubois
    6 Joshua
    7 Chisora
    8 Ajagba
    9 Hrgovic
    10 Wardley
     
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  9. Ice8Cold

    Ice8Cold Hype Jobs will be hype jobs until proven so. Full Member

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    That time of the month. This is terms of actual ranking rather than ability/H2H as personally Fury beats Parker.

    1. Usyk
    2. Parker
    3. Kabayel
    4. Dubois
    5. Fury
    6. AJ
    7. Zhang
    8. Chisora
    9. Hrgovic
    10. Wardley

    @fitzroy boy_iron mike Not sure what Bakole, Okolie, or Itauma have done to warrant top 10?
     
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  10. TheShellofKell

    TheShellofKell Nakatani Future P4P #1 Full Member

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    Bakole getting in based on sparring stories, Billy Nelson is doing a hell of a marketing job.
     
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  11. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing aficionado Full Member

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    Good, except Fury should be ranked lower since he hasn't won a fight for a long time while losing twice to Usyk (I thought he also should have lost to Ngannou).

    Joshua should be a bit lower, he hasn't won a fight in a while and looked poor against Dubois a year ago. Certainly he should be below Dubois.

    And replace Okolie with Hrgovic.
     
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